DESCRIPTIONEastcott Referrals are currently looking for a Head of Service - Neurology to join their growing referral team with the aim of delivering high standards of care in all disciplines. The successful candidate will be responsible for the development of the service by leading the neurology team, creating a dynamic clinical environment, including developing relationships with new and established referring practices and introducing new protocols and techniques. The successful candidate will also represent Eastcott Referrals by teaching the wider veterinary community and seeking to contribute to advances in knowledge through publication of case reports and studies.

INFORMATION ABOUT USEastcott Veterinary Clinic and Hospital is an established first opinion and specialist referral practice, in Swindon. Swindon is a growing town in the West of England with excellent connections to London, Bristol and Birmingham. It is on the edge of the classic English countryside of the Cotswolds and within easy reach of the Brecon Beacons, Devon and Cornwall. The Referral services currently include anaesthesia, cardiology, dentistry, diagnostic imaging, internal medicine, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, oral and maxillofacial surgery and soft-tissue surgery.

Eastcott, part of the Linnaeus group, are committed to excellence in everything they do. The current excellent facilities are undergoing expansion and investment in new facilities including 1.5T Siemens MRI, GE 64-slice cardiac enabled CT scanner, Philips EPIQ-7 and CX50 Ultrasound scanners, Philips Digital Diagnost 4.1digital x-ray system and Arcadis Avantic C-Arm. Our focus is to build a team of Neurologists and Neurology nurses and we are investing in ICU and hospitalisation facilities to manage complex medical and surgical cases.

PACKAGE

Salary for head of service will be £130,000 per annum plus a turnover related bonus. Six weeks paid leave plus eight bank holidays. Seven days of paid CPD plus a CPD allowance of £2300. Statutory pension contributions and fees paid for RCVS and VDS membership.

CONTACT

For further information please email Peter Southerden (clinical director) at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 0044 1793 528341.